Marie Klock - Damien Est Vivant - Vinyl LP

In the wake of a profound loss, Marie Klock, a neo-chanson singer and multi-instrumentalist from Paris, presents a poignant tribute with her debut on Pingipung. On “Damien est vivant” Marie Klock pays homage to the poet Damien Schultz, who has recently passed. They were intertwined both in artistic collaboration and deep friendship.

Marie Klock creates a powerful ode to Damien Schultz's surreal, anarchic, witty and at times provocatively obscene French (English translations are included in the vinyl release). The poet's own voice resounds alongside Klock's, oscillating between spoken word and neo-folk vocals. Recorded in an intimate lo-fi setting with co-producer Julien Louvet, the 10 songs are far from a mournful requiem. They showcase idiosyncratic pop music brimming with humour and absurdity. “Damien est vivant” is a celebration of the unique bond they shared, in past and present. The melancholy sometimes takes on an almost whimsical quality, an allusion to the world as perceived through the lens of two kindred spirits.

Marie Klock has appeared as keyboardist on international stages with Sofia Portanet and collaborated with artists such as Jean-Louis Costes, Chilly Gonzales, Charlotte Brandi and Adrienne Pauly. Her self-titled solo LP (2020, Les Disques De La Face Cachée) was a cheeky outing of her synth-chanson act. She is currently working on a duo album with Anadol, to be released on Pingipung in autumn 2024.
“Damien est vivant” will be presented in live ceremonies.

“Damien Schultz died on April 27th 2022
Damien is a poet
Damien is my friend
Damien is a much too big fondue
Damien is a funky old rabbit skin
Damien is Marie Rivière
I am Marie Klock
I’m making an album with Damien
But then
Damien dies
I’m sad
I’m very sad
I’m making an album with Damien
Without Damien
I play Damien
Without Damien
I’m finishing the album
Without Damien
But with Julien
Who is the friend of Damien
And with the Casio of the sorcerer of Marsal
Who was not the friend of Damien
Because he died long before him
I play Damien
At Julien’s
Damien disrupts the recording
(Three times: a *bottle* of mozzarella)
And so
Damien is alive” 
Mitwirkende
veröffentlicht am 29. März 2024

Damien Schultz: voice, poetry
Marie Klock: voice, synthesizer, drum machine
Julien Louvet: guitar, voice, flute, harmonium, recording, mixing
Saint-Blaise: bells
Burtoncourt: birds, car

Mastered by Jonas Romann at Chaos Compressor Club, Hamburg
Vinyl cut by Ruy Mariné at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin
Cover photography: Julien Louvet
Cover design: TEOTH
Translation: Jackqueline Frost
Pingipung 084, C&P 2024 Pingipung, LC 09304